YCDS
NEWARK
Building futures through sport and education
Not just football
What kind of student are you?
Pick what you love. We will show you how a day and a week at the academy work for you.
Everyone shares the same classroom in the morning. The afternoon is where you choose.
Start your journey
At You Can Do Sport we combine professional coaching with nationally recognised education to give every young person the chance to build a future through sport. Based at the YMCA Newark Campus our academy develops talent on and off the pitch by connecting sport, study and real career pathways.
You Can Do Sport has grown from a single idea into a leading academy combining elite coaching with recognised qualifications. Starting with one sport and a handful of students, it has evolved into a full college campus delivering football, boxing, netball, rowing, climbing, personal training and rugby programmes. Every pathway blends education, coaching and life skills to prepare students for university, employment and professional sport.
Today the academy works in partnership with Sysco Business Skills Academy and Brighter Futures to deliver vocational BTEC and higher education programmes, helping young people gain UCAS points, degrees and career opportunities across the sport and fitness industry.
Natalia Postlethwaite, Director
What we deliver
Clear pathways in sport and education built to move students into university, employment or professional environments.
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Education Pathway
Students study the Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma in Sports Coaching and Development. It is a vocational course delivered through our education partners Sysco Business Skills Academy, an Ofsted-rated Good provider with a strong track record in sports qualifications, and Brighter Futures.
Entry requirements | 5 GCSE Grade 4 and above, Maths and English resits considered.- UCAS progression
- Equivalent to 3 A-Levels
- Coaching fundamentals
- Career planning
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Football Programme
High-level coaching, competitive fixtures, proven university progression and pro-club opportunities.
We currently have two competitive teams that play within a league structure, weekly.- Tactical understanding
- Technical development
- Strength and conditioning
- Match analysis
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Boxing Programme
Delivered with Carl Greaves and Emma Dolan (Current British and Commonwealth Champion). Elite coaching structure, discipline focused, and linked to real career and competitive pathways.
- Technical boxing
- Padwork and conditioning
- Ring craft
- Competition readiness
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Rugby Programme
Developing players through structured coaching, physical preparation and competitive experience. Built with our growing rugby partnership to create clear routes into clubs, further study and long-term athletic development.
- Core handling
- Breakdown technique
- Strength and conditioning
- Club and pathway links
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Netball Programme
Supporting netball players through planned coaching, targeted physical development and meaningful match play. Shaped with our expanding netball network to open pathways into clubs, education and sustained athletic progression.
- Technical skills
- Tactical skills
- Physical development
- Teamwork
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Higher Education
Level 4 HNC in Sport, followed by the Level 5 HND in Sport. These programmes offer students the option to continue their higher education locally, maintaining continuity with familiar staff and the established campus environment. First HE sport route of its kind in Newark.
- Sport leadership
- Research projects
- Applied coaching
- Industry placement
Not sure which pathway is yours? Football, rugby, boxing, netball, climbing, golf, the gym, or a bit of everything.
Find out what kind of student you areAcademy impact
Student
achievement
- 250
- Graduates
- 120
- Average UCAS points
- 8
- Sport Pathways
- 10
- Years operational
- 4
- American Scholarships
- 2
- Professional Contracts
Our next open day is
Monday 4th January